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Multi-word Results
| catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
| catch fire |
to start to burn. |
| catch phrase |
a phrase that gains wide public currency, esp. by being frequently repeated. |
| catch someone's eye |
to get the attention of someone. |
| catch up |
to reach or overtake (usu. fol. by to or with). [2 definitions] |
| Catch-22 |
a situation in which one is trapped between two logically contradictory rules or regulations that make successful action impossible. |
| catch-up |
any attempt to overtake one who is ahead, as in a game. |
| fair catch |
in football, a catch of a punt whereby the receiver, in order not to be tackled, signals that no attempt will be made to advance with the ball. |
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